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Text -- Exodus 38:1-19 (NET)
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The Making of the Altar for the Burnt Offering
38:1 He made the altar for the burnt offering of acacia wood seven feet six inches long and seven feet six inches wide – it was square – and its height was four feet six inches.
38:2 He made its horns on its four corners ; its horns were part of it, and he overlaid it with bronze .
38:3 He made all the utensils of the altar – the pots , the shovels , the tossing bowls , the meat hooks , and the fire pans – he made all its utensils of bronze .
38:4 He made a grating for the altar , a network of bronze under its ledge , halfway up from the bottom .
38:5 He cast four rings for the four corners of the bronze grating , to provide places for the poles .
38:6 He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze .
38:7 He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar , with which to carry it. He made the altar hollow , out of boards .
38:8 He made the large basin of bronze and its pedestal of bronze from the mirrors of the women who served at the entrance of the tent of meeting .
The Construction of the Courtyard
38:9 He made the courtyard . For the south side the hangings of the courtyard were of fine twisted linen , one hundred fifty feet long,
38:10 with their twenty posts and their twenty bronze bases , with the hooks of the posts and their bands of silver .
38:11 For the north side the hangings were one hundred fifty feet , with their twenty posts and their twenty bronze bases , with the hooks of the posts and their bands of silver .
38:12 For the west side there were hangings seventy-five feet long, with their ten posts and their ten bases , with the hooks of the posts and their bands of silver .
38:13 For the east side , toward the sunrise , it was seventy-five feet wide,
38:14 with hangings on one side of the gate that were twenty-two and a half feet long , with their three posts and their three bases ,
38:15 and for the second side of the gate of the courtyard , just like the other , the hangings were twenty-two and a half feet long, with their three posts and their three bases .
38:16 All the hangings around the courtyard were of fine twisted linen .
38:17 The bases for the posts were bronze . The hooks of the posts and their bands were silver , their tops were overlaid with silver , and all the posts of the courtyard had silver bands .
38:18 The curtain for the gate of the courtyard was of blue , purple , and scarlet yarn and fine twisted linen , the work of an embroiderer . It was thirty feet long , and like the hangings in the courtyard , it was seven and a half feet high ,
38:19 with four posts and their four bronze bases . Their hooks and their bands were silver , and their tops were overlaid with silver .
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NET Notes: Exo 38:7 Heb “it”; the referent (the altar) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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NET Notes: Exo 38:8 The word for “serve” is not the ordinary one. It means “to serve in a host,” especially in a war. It appears that women were o...
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NET Notes: Exo 38:10 While this verse could be translated as an independent sentence, it is probably to be subordinated as a circumstantial clause in line with Exod 27:10-...
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NET Notes: Exo 38:12 The text simply has “their posts ten and their bases ten”; this may be added here as a circumstantial clause with the main sentence in ord...
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NET Notes: Exo 38:14 The word literally means “shoulder.” The next words, “of the gate,” have been supplied here. The east end contained the courty...
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NET Notes: Exo 38:15 Heb “from this and from this” (cf, 17:12; 25:19; 26:13; 32:15; Josh 8:22, 33; 1 Kgs 10:19-20; Ezek 45:7).
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